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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does being with her parents make her condition better or worse?
(a) Creates tension with her and her friends.
(b) Makes her better, calms her down.
(c) Sybil does not live with her family.
(d) It exacerbates the condition.

2. What did the author have to research in order to understand the book?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Crazy people.
(c) Psychopaths.
(d) Personality disorders.

3. What doesn't Sybil's mother accept about her daughter's life?
(a) Sybil chooses
(b) Sybil is asserting her own thoughts and feelings.
(c) Sybil has feelings.
(d) That Sybil is an adult.

4. How long did it take the author to write the book?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 10 weeks.
(d) A couple of weeks.

5. Outwardly, how does Sybil appear?
(a) A highly functioning young woman.
(b) A scared person.
(c) A willful soul.
(d) A beautiful young girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author gain an understanding of Sybil's disorder?

2. What played a role in Sybil's disorder?

3. How was the author able to gain access to the files of Dr. Wilbur?

4. Why are questions raised about Sybil's life?

5. What is Hattie unable to accept?

(see the answer key)

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